Many people with behavioral addictions have been told that they have a form of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). OCD is a mental disorder in which people experience repetitive intrusive thoughts ...

The Trump administration sent hundreds of letters Tuesday terminating federal grants supporting mental health and drug ...

Are you at risk for addictive behaviors? Some people are genetically predisposed to addictive behavior. It is common for people who have addictive behaviors to be depressed. Often people who have ...

Can any behavior be addictive? The answer is probably “yes,” depending on the person. Having said that, in our book, Why Can’t I Stop?, we selected the behaviors that we and others see as having the ...

These are cuts he should not have issued in the first place,” Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut, the top Democrat on the House ...

The Trump administration has cut nearly 2 billion dollars in funding for programs that serve people with mental illness and ...

Drugs. Alcohol. TikTok. Internet games. Sex. An Ex. Chocolate. Slot machines. Shopping. Can these stimuli be addictive? The idea of being addicted to a process or behavior is very controversial.

The federal agency that oversees mental health and addiction treatment on Tuesday made major cuts to programs across the ...

Approximately $2 billion in grants were canceled, undermining bipartisan efforts to strengthen the behavioral health system ...

A new study published in Translational Psychiatry provides evidence that chronic heroin addiction impairs the neural networks ...

Physical exercise is one of the main recommendations for maintaining good health. However, when practiced compulsively and ...

Ultraprocessed foods like donuts and pizza are particularly rewarding to a person's brain. Articles in this report were published with editorial independence. The collection was made possible by the ...